By Catracha Hondurena on January 4, 2012
hondurans, honduras, minimum wage, workers
Business - Economics
Negotiations to determine the minimum wage percentage increase for the year 2012, will be held on Thursday, January 5th, in the capital of Tegucigalpa. The working class in Honduras can expect to achieve an increase of approximately ten percent for the year. Daniel Durón, Secretary General of the General Workers Center of Honduras (CGTH), reported […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 22, 2011
aguán valley, farmers, workers
General Honduras News
The Vice President of MUCA (Unified Movement of Campesinos of the Aguán), Pedro Salgado, and his wife, Reyna Irene Licona were murdered on Sunday, August 21st at 7:30 pm. According to Julio Espinal, commander of some 600 police and soldiers in the area, authorities do not yet know the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Salgado […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 29, 2010
agriculture, farming, workers
Business - Economics
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) of Honduras stated that the export of beef to countries in the region brought in over 20 million Lempiras in 2010. Juan Carlos Ordóñez, the Vice Minister of Agriculture, reported that Honduras reached that figure by the reopening of the U.S. market, and the exports to Mexico and […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 28, 2010
employment, honduras, INFOP, workers
Business - Economics, Human Interest
The National Amigo Network is open in San Pedro Sula. The National Amigo Network is a nonprofit organization, supported by foundations, training organizations, corporations, the government, and academic entities, which hopes to more effectively help people without a job find work in Honduras. The project began in Tegucigalpa, and is intended to be taken to […]
By Catracha Hondurena on November 24, 2010
cesar ham, farming, pepe lobo, security, workers
Business - Economics, General Honduras News
Members of the National Police and Armed Forces last week began arresting people in the Lower Aguán region of the Department of Colón for carrying illegal weapons. President Porfirio Lobo Sosa reported yesterday, that they have found groups being trained in the use of arms there, and caches of weapons which could be responsible for […]